Acts 14:7
“And there they preached the gospel.”
What is our main duty as members of the Lord's churches? In Matthew, Mark and Luke Jesus told His church to preach the gospel. Beginning in Jerusalem then going out into the whole world. In John He told Peter to feed the sheep. Why? So they would be equipped to preach the gospel to the whole world.
Down through the ages God's churches have spread the gospel to the whole world. Everywhere they were established they preached the gospel. His churches have sent missionaries all over the world spreading the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and teaching their members to do the same.
Yet today in our own land we find ourselves to busy for this great commandment. We seek after the things of this world. We live in a time where God's people trust more in their leaders and their sports heroes than they do the God of their salvation.
Our lavish life styles have become more meaningful to us than spreading the gospel to a lost and dying world. We have lost our compassion for the lost souls of God's elect. We have become what our forefathers, not long ago, preached against. What a shame to our Heavenly Father we have become. What blasphemy we commit on a daily bases.
We are at a time where persecutions and tribulations seem to be just around the corner for the churches. Yet we clamor to be accepted by the world. All because we are afraid of loosing our worldly possessions. We are afraid of not being accepted by our piers in this life. We are afraid of what our life will become if we make a stand.
O child of God, look up!!! Our redemption draweth nigh!!! Place your thoughts and faith on things above and not things here in this life. Our Lord is our Salvation not the things of this world!!! Pray without ceasing!!! Turn to the one who has given you eternal salvation!!! Praise the God for His goodness and mercy on us and when trials and tribulations come praise Him even more!!!
Praise ye the Lord!!!
Stephen McCool
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